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GBBob 06-10-2008 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jcs11204
im going to do something for you
cause i like you
i am pm you soon

nice..real nice

jcs11204 06-10-2008 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by GBBob
nice..real nice

lol what ?

SniperSB23 06-10-2008 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by jcs11204
i dont really even know. i mainly play pick 3 and 4... once in a while i will throw in a exacta or win/place bet... but when i got to otb, or the track the gameplan is pick 3 and 4...
i dont know what i want to learn to be honest, i find my tickets normally looking like this....4-3-2
or 3-3-3-1, i always seem to catch early, be live to a nice payout and i can never close, cause im never deep in the back end ?

So you are bashing Exotic Bashing cause it doesn't work while not even trying the A-B-C-X method on your Pick 4s?

jcs11204 06-10-2008 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by SniperSB23
So you are bashing Exotic Bashing cause it doesn't work while not even trying the A-B-C-X method on your Pick 4s?

wowow.. im not bashing anything

Coach Pants 06-10-2008 01:22 PM

...but bashing Exotic Bashing is what the cool kids are doing.

ateamstupid 06-10-2008 01:27 PM

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wowow.. im not bashing anything

You still haven't addressed my suggestion that you're betting mainly for action.

jcs11204 06-10-2008 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ateamstupid
You still haven't addressed my suggestion that you're betting mainly for action.

im not... i like the action, of course i do, but i bet to win money, and latley, i have been losing more then winning.

ateamstupid 06-10-2008 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jcs11204
im not... i like the action, of course i do, but i bet to win money, and latley, i have been losing more then winning.

You admitted that you "never want to get knocked out early".. What's the difference between getting knocked out early and getting knocked out late?

jcs11204 06-10-2008 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ateamstupid
You admitted that you "never want to get knocked out early".. What's the difference between getting knocked out early and getting knocked out late?

i dont know ? there is no difference at all i guess .
help me

ateamstupid 06-10-2008 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jcs11204
i dont know ? there is no difference at all i guess .
help me

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Originally Posted by ateamstupid
It could be that you're forcing yourself to go skinny towards the end of tickets. When putting together a pick four, sometimes it's tempting (especially for procrastinators) to go wide in the first few legs, while thinking "I'll just single later." A lot of times, that means you have to single a horse that shouldn't really be a single simply because you want to make the ticket affordable.

This is probably because you're glossing over the first few legs. Go back and see if you can narrow down in the early legs. Then reanalyze your single or skinny leg and see if you're forcing yourself to single a horse you don't love. If you do these things and come to the conclusion that there's no way you'll feel comfortable going one- or two-wide in any leg, PASS ON THE SEQUENCE. There will be plenty of other pick threes and fours to play, and choosing the right sequence will save and make you money.

That's the best I can do for ya dude.

jcs11204 06-10-2008 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ateamstupid
That's the best I can do for ya dude.

im going to read the book again, and just slow down a lot

Coach Pants 06-10-2008 01:40 PM

Look if you apply Crist's Alphabet method then you might as well buy Dave Ramsey's book if you're opinion is bad to begin with.

Rudeboyelvis 06-10-2008 01:42 PM

I would keep doing exactly what you are doing now, and double up - you're getting close to a HUGE score, and you don't want to be thin when it hits - PS - the Giant's Causeway angle is fierce...I wouldn't have given that out on the internet if I were you

ateamstupid 06-10-2008 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jcs11204
im going to read the book again, and just slow down a lot

The book isn't going to do anything else for you if you're not honest with yourself about your goal.

SentToStud 06-10-2008 01:53 PM

[quote=jcs11204]i dont know ? there is no difference at all i guess .
help me[/QUOTE]

Joe,
You should just stop. A while back you sent me a sad message about how your parents died in a car crash and how despite inheriting $12,000,000 you were still unhappy.

Instead of making up internet stories about your sad ass self you should do something positive for yourself to fix whatever ails you.

If you do have kids, there is nothing that says that just because their mother doesn't love you cannot be a good father.

Whatever your true story is, grow up, you whiny little phuck.

johnny pinwheel 06-10-2008 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by jcs11204
lol i think i do.
its not helping, any other suggestions ?

yeah, pick one race as a single. then go 2 deep on one race and all in the race with the biggest favorite. thats how i hit the pic on the belmont. J BE K , Out of control/dancing forever, ALL. betting a straight one for 250 with chalk is the dumbest bet i've heard of. the idea is to raid the pool. i hit the birdstone one 4 years ago, but i actually liked him. its hard to hit 3 winners in a row, if your trying to collect 60.00 dollar pics, do something else .

MISTERGEE 06-10-2008 02:24 PM

[quote=SentToStud]
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Originally Posted by jcs11204
i dont know ? there is no difference at all i guess .
help me[/QUOTE]

Joe,
You should just stop. A while back you sent me a sad message about how your parents died in a car crash and how despite inheriting $12,000,000 you were still unhappy.

Instead of making up internet stories about your sad ass self you should do something positive for yourself to fix whatever ails you.

If you do have kids, there is nothing that says that just because their mother doesn't love you cannot be a good father.

Whatever your true story is, grow up, you whiny little phuck.

very touching advice

jcs11204 06-10-2008 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ateamstupid
The book isn't going to do anything else for you if you're not honest with yourself about your goal.

my goal is to make money... only goal, i enjoy the sport, i look at pp's even when i dont bet, go to drf.com everyday, but the goal is to make money

ateamstupid 06-10-2008 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by jcs11204
my goal is to make money... only goal, i enjoy the sport, i look at pp's even when i dont bet, go to drf.com everyday, but the goal is to make money

If that were true, then you wouldn't be constantly frontloading your tickets just to stay alive through the early legs.

jcs11204 06-10-2008 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ateamstupid
If that were true, then you wouldn't be constantly frontloading your tickets just to stay alive through the early legs.

im not going to anymore.

ateamstupid 06-10-2008 03:12 PM

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im not going to anymore.

Awesome. Glad you were able to change your wagering goal so quickly. :rolleyes:

Coach Pants 06-10-2008 03:20 PM

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im not going to anymore.


cowgirlintexas 06-10-2008 10:19 PM

[quote=SentToStud]
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Originally Posted by jcs11204
i dont know ? there is no difference at all i guess .
help me[/QUOTE]

Joe,
You should just stop. A while back you sent me a sad message about how your parents died in a car crash and how despite inheriting $12,000,000 you were still unhappy.

Instead of making up internet stories about your sad ass self you should do something positive for yourself to fix whatever ails you.

If you do have kids, there is nothing that says that just because their mother doesn't love you cannot be a good father.

Whatever your true story is, grow up, you whiny little phuck.


OMG!

johnny pinwheel 06-11-2008 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jcs11204
my goal is to make money... only goal, i enjoy the sport, i look at pp's even when i dont bet, go to drf.com everyday, but the goal is to make money

no kidding, i told you how earlier. do you think i work? the idea in the pics is to raid the pool. i told you before. if you had pics with Big Brown singled. you are doing what everyone is doing. if he wins the pic is like 58 bucks. i had that, but i also had an all ticket. the obvious is for folks that don't cash big tickets. i'm giving away secrets here , i should write a book!

Coach Pants 06-11-2008 12:18 PM

A book on redboarding

johnny pinwheel 06-11-2008 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698
Seriously?

yeah, seriously, i hit pic 3's. and i had that one saturday. how many of these folks had it? did you ? the kid wants to know how to hit them. i just told him how. i had the birdstone one vs smarty jones too. you have to have at least one single, a race with a couple and a race with all or alot of the entries. i chase big ones not anything
thats obvious. i don't make any money unless i win .

johnny pinwheel 06-11-2008 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Coach Pants
A book on redboarding

call it what you want , he asked, i need people in the pool that love horses like Big brown. i laugh at most public handicappers. they willl give you mostly chalk all day. guess what, the chalk wins 1 out of 3, this game does not take a genius, it takes imagination. i'm 45 and retired are you ?

Coach Pants 06-11-2008 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by johnny pinwheel
call it what you want , he asked, i need people in the pool that love horses like Big brown. i laugh at most public handicappers. they willl give you mostly chalk all day. guess what, the chalk wins 1 out of 3, this game does not take a genius, it takes imagination. i'm 45 and retired are you ?

I can run a 4 minute mile.

tiggerv 06-11-2008 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by johnny pinwheel
yeah, seriously, i hit pic 3's. and i had that one saturday. how many of these folks had it? did you ? the kid wants to know how to hit them. i just told him how. i had the birdstone one vs smarty jones too. you have to have at least one single, a race with a couple and a race with all or alot of the entries. i chase big ones not anything
thats obvious. i don't make any money unless i win .

Are you Todd "ALL-SINGLE-ALL" Schrupp?

Rudeboyelvis 06-11-2008 02:09 PM

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i don't make any money unless i win .

That rocks the hizzle on many levels

-BT- 02-04-2009 09:16 PM

Ok well I just finished up “Not by a long shot” by td thornton, thought it was a great book (even though he kinda floats out to left field with some of his paragraphs).
Heading to vegas next month and I figured I’d try to hone my “handicapping” skills a little.

Exotic Betting is #1 on my list, but I don’t wanna order only 1 book from BN.com, might as well get a few, but nothing is really jumping out at me. Here are some others I was thinking about

Handicapping the Wall Street Way by Mark Ripple
Value Betting at the Racetrack by David Johnson
Expert Handicapping, Revised Edition by Dave Litfin
Bet With the Best II by Daily Racing Form (I have read volume 1)
Best of Thoroughbred Handicapping by James Quinn
Handicapping for Bettor or Worse by John Lindley
Handicapping Contest Handbook by Noel Michaels

If anyone has any feedback on any of those I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance

-bt-

MaTH716 02-04-2009 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by -BT-
Ok well I just finished up “Not by a long shot” by td thornton, thought it was a great book (even though he kinda floats out to left field with some of his paragraphs).
Heading to vegas next month and I figured I’d try to hone my “handicapping” skills a little.

Exotic Betting is #1 on my list, but I don’t wanna order only 1 book from BN.com, might as well get a few, but nothing is really jumping out at me. Here are some others I was thinking about

Handicapping the Wall Street Way by Mark Ripple
Value Betting at the Racetrack by David Johnson
Expert Handicapping, Revised Edition by Dave Litfin
Bet With the Best II by Daily Racing Form (I have read volume 1)
Best of Thoroughbred Handicapping by James Quinn
Handicapping for Bettor or Worse by John Lindley
Handicapping Contest Handbook by Noel Michaels

If anyone has any feedback on any of those I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance

-bt-

I read the handicapping contest book and it was ok. I got a couple of little things out of it. I guess if you are going into enter a lot of contests it might be worth while. If you aren't it's probably a waste.
I also tried honing my skills a bit by taking a little reading refresher course. I read exotic betting and thought I got alot out of the book. Then I read handicapping 101 by Brad Free. Sure there was alot of things that I understood already. But there were some other things that I thought I got out of the book. Mainly in the speed and class areas. Also I will look at firsters different now. They were both informative and quick easy reads. Now if I could find a book on how to get me out of the house for the weekend, I would be in good shape.

MISTERGEE 02-05-2009 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by -BT-
Ok well I just finished up “Not by a long shot” by td thornton, thought it was a great book (even though he kinda floats out to left field with some of his paragraphs).
Heading to vegas next month and I figured I’d try to hone my “handicapping” skills a little.

Exotic Betting is #1 on my list, but I don’t wanna order only 1 book from BN.com, might as well get a few, but nothing is really jumping out at me. Here are some others I was thinking about

Handicapping the Wall Street Way by Mark Ripple
Value Betting at the Racetrack by David Johnson
Expert Handicapping, Revised Edition by Dave Litfin
Bet With the Best II by Daily Racing Form (I have read volume 1)
Best of Thoroughbred Handicapping by James Quinn
Handicapping for Bettor or Worse by John Lindley
Handicapping Contest Handbook by Noel Michaels

If anyone has any feedback on any of those I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance

-bt-

anything by quinn is good

hoovesupsideyourhead 02-05-2009 10:20 AM

i recomend

'the psychology of the winning horseplayer'

by tom hagerty

and the 'handicappers condition book' by quinn

and beyer on speed

gl hooves

-BT- 02-05-2009 12:04 PM

thanks for the help:)

i was on amazon.com and also caught a glance of this one, which i've never seen before:

The Tuttle Way: Applied Methodologies On "How To" Interpret The Racing Form From A Winning Horseplayer by Joseph J Tuttle (Paperback - May 14, 2008)

** seems like this tuttle guy has a couple books out there and they seem to get solid reviews

-bt-


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